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fistofvengeance) wrote2023-01-31 07:38 pm
fistofvengeance) wrote2023-01-31 07:38 pm
Application | Folkmore
CW: Dissociative Identity Disorder, brief allusion to child abuse and suicide ideation
Skills:
- Master Martial Artist: Marc is an extremely skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, having trained in the Marine Corps. His fighting style includes Boxing, Krav-Maga, Jiu-jitsu, Wrestling, Taekwondo, Karate, Kung-Fu, Kali, Escrima, and Muay Thai.
- Short-range Weapons Mastery: First and foremost, Marc is extremely skilled at using knives in combat. This skill also extends to using his Crescent Darts as melee weapons and throwing weapons, but he won't have those in Folkmore (yet?). He's also seen wielding a spear and a small decorative axe. Stick-type weapons like truncheons are more Steven's domain, but it can be assumed Marc can fight with them too.
- Master Marksman: He has so many guns and knows how to use them well.
- Physically Fit: I have no idea how else to describe this. This man basically does parkour sometimes.
Canon Abilities: None. Without Khonshu, he doesn't have access to the abilities that come with being Moon Knight.
Role: Familiar
Role Qualities/Attributes: My plan was for him to look fully humanoid by default, but take the form of a black cat with strong ancient Egyptian aesthetic when he transforms. This also feeds into the duality thematic of Marc: In present day there's a superstition of black cats being harbingers of misfortune, while in ancient Egypt, all cats were seen as symbols of divine protection. He may develop the ability to transform into a Khonshu-inspired bird later, or an Anubis-inspired jackal, but let's see where the flow takes us!
Role Reasoning: With Steven Grant leaning towards virtuous/good, and Jake Lockley leaning towards aggressive/bad, it stands to reason Marc functions as a sort of neutral ground between the two, which is where the appeal of neutrality comes from. Not a calm neutrality, but the chaotic kind. He himself wants to be good, but has been conditioned to believe he's not, pulling him back and forth between the two moralities. Furthermore, Marc just got freed (or so he believes) from quite a few years of servitude under Khonshu. To toss him right back into a support role has a lot of potential. He'll have to learn to trust the one he's meant to have dedicated himself to, as opposed to silently resenting them. The first step in that, of course, is convincing him to accept that sort of dedication role again.
Option 1.
The stoic one, Marc is a very curt and gruff person at first glance. He doesn't mince words and rarely ever smiles. He doesn't joke much beyond the required superhero quip, nor does he seem to have any real hobbies. Not only does he find it very difficult to talk about his emotions, he actively hides things from people he cares about. When in need of information from shady individuals, his first instinct is to beat it out of them. Marc is a mercenary and a soldier through and through. Looking a little deeper, we find that the trauma of his childhood had a very grand impact on him. Blamed for the death of his little brother, Marc is bitter and cynical. He doesn't easily trust other people, and he certainly doesn't open up to them. It doesn't help that his former mercenary partner, Raul Bushman, tried to kill him and left him for dead. Marc was quite ready to end his own life right there, and were it not for Khonshu's interference, perhaps he would've. He submits to Khonshu's control willingly, not because it was a choice between life and death but because he believes it's a way to keep being what he's always been: a killer.
Marc does still have a soft side to him, but it takes a bit of digging to get there. There's no doubt that he genuinely loves his wife, Layla. Marc met her because he experienced guilt over the death of her father, but instead of sharing the painful truth with her, he instead did his best to make her happy. There's also lots of little things he does for Steven behind the scenes to try and keep him in a proverbial bubble of happiness. Marc's kindness and need to bring joy to those around him shines through in his actions, not in his words. There's plenty of evidence that despite being a violent person, Marc doesn't want to take any lives, not even from those who 'deserve' it. He's bogged down by immense guilt and has become a killer in spite of himself. That's exactly what makes it so easy for Khonshu to keep manipulating him, feeding the belief that he's destined to bring death to those around him. Steven is the one who ultimately has to try and convince him otherwise by the end of season one.
What's worth noting is that Marc is protective to the point of being self-destructive. Another result of what happened to his little brother, no doubt. Marc will go to hell and back to keep those he loves safe. Not only that, but he tries to go at it all alone, because dragging them along for the ride would just endanger them more. Instead of fighting for control of the body, Marc instead did his best to let Steven live a normal life; a life free of Khonshu's tasks and a life free of traumatic childhood memories. Marc sacrificed his own mental health so that Steven could be happy.
As the main alter and 'origin' of the others, so to speak, Marc is very much aware that he's a troubled individual. By the end of the series, however, he's come around to see his alter as a strength rather than a weakness. Marc's mind is 'fractured' and he's at peace with it, but unbeknownst to him, he hasn't grasped the full extent of it by the end of season one.
Which brings us to full potential, and what that looks like for him. It's inner peace. Being comfortable with himself and who he is, as well as the past he's left behind. It's accepting that his past mistakes and sins don't define him, and he can move forward doing good for others. He can protect people without having to resort to killing, and he can do it of his own free will without being used as a puppet by a greater force. When it comes to what he would sacrifice, ironically that would be he himself. He was content to disappear, after all, and let Steven keep living his virtuous, kind, happy life. He's always ready to remove himself from the picture for the sake of a peaceful existence, but never anyone else.
Marc reached something close to that blissful contentment once, finding peace in the Field of Reeds after his death, where he was free of pain, loneliness and hurt. However, he abandoned all that tranquility because he couldn't accept having to sacrifice Steven for it. Considering his alter 'the only real superpower he ever had', no full potential is reached without Steven there to be a part of it. Which may be why, in his opinion, he'll never reach that full potential in Folkmore so long as Steven's not there with him.
★ Character Information ★
Character Name: Marc Spector (minus his alters)
Character Age: 38
Character Species: Human
Current Health: Alive, uninjured
Outfit: Loose shirt, pajama pants, star of David necklace
Character Canon: Moon Knight (MCU)
Link to History: Wikia link!
Canon Point: After the battle against Harrow, the moment of awakening in Steven's apartment
Canon Iteration: Original canon
Canon Iteration Explanation: N/A
Character Age: 38
Character Species: Human
Current Health: Alive, uninjured
Outfit: Loose shirt, pajama pants, star of David necklace
Character Canon: Moon Knight (MCU)
Link to History: Wikia link!
Canon Point: After the battle against Harrow, the moment of awakening in Steven's apartment
Canon Iteration: Original canon
Canon Iteration Explanation: N/A
★ Folkmore Roles & Attributes ★
Skills:
- Master Martial Artist: Marc is an extremely skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist, having trained in the Marine Corps. His fighting style includes Boxing, Krav-Maga, Jiu-jitsu, Wrestling, Taekwondo, Karate, Kung-Fu, Kali, Escrima, and Muay Thai.
- Short-range Weapons Mastery: First and foremost, Marc is extremely skilled at using knives in combat. This skill also extends to using his Crescent Darts as melee weapons and throwing weapons, but he won't have those in Folkmore (yet?). He's also seen wielding a spear and a small decorative axe. Stick-type weapons like truncheons are more Steven's domain, but it can be assumed Marc can fight with them too.
- Master Marksman: He has so many guns and knows how to use them well.
- Physically Fit: I have no idea how else to describe this. This man basically does parkour sometimes.
Canon Abilities: None. Without Khonshu, he doesn't have access to the abilities that come with being Moon Knight.
Role: Familiar
Role Qualities/Attributes: My plan was for him to look fully humanoid by default, but take the form of a black cat with strong ancient Egyptian aesthetic when he transforms. This also feeds into the duality thematic of Marc: In present day there's a superstition of black cats being harbingers of misfortune, while in ancient Egypt, all cats were seen as symbols of divine protection. He may develop the ability to transform into a Khonshu-inspired bird later, or an Anubis-inspired jackal, but let's see where the flow takes us!
Role Reasoning: With Steven Grant leaning towards virtuous/good, and Jake Lockley leaning towards aggressive/bad, it stands to reason Marc functions as a sort of neutral ground between the two, which is where the appeal of neutrality comes from. Not a calm neutrality, but the chaotic kind. He himself wants to be good, but has been conditioned to believe he's not, pulling him back and forth between the two moralities. Furthermore, Marc just got freed (or so he believes) from quite a few years of servitude under Khonshu. To toss him right back into a support role has a lot of potential. He'll have to learn to trust the one he's meant to have dedicated himself to, as opposed to silently resenting them. The first step in that, of course, is convincing him to accept that sort of dedication role again.
★ Personality ★
Option 1.
The stoic one, Marc is a very curt and gruff person at first glance. He doesn't mince words and rarely ever smiles. He doesn't joke much beyond the required superhero quip, nor does he seem to have any real hobbies. Not only does he find it very difficult to talk about his emotions, he actively hides things from people he cares about. When in need of information from shady individuals, his first instinct is to beat it out of them. Marc is a mercenary and a soldier through and through. Looking a little deeper, we find that the trauma of his childhood had a very grand impact on him. Blamed for the death of his little brother, Marc is bitter and cynical. He doesn't easily trust other people, and he certainly doesn't open up to them. It doesn't help that his former mercenary partner, Raul Bushman, tried to kill him and left him for dead. Marc was quite ready to end his own life right there, and were it not for Khonshu's interference, perhaps he would've. He submits to Khonshu's control willingly, not because it was a choice between life and death but because he believes it's a way to keep being what he's always been: a killer.
Marc does still have a soft side to him, but it takes a bit of digging to get there. There's no doubt that he genuinely loves his wife, Layla. Marc met her because he experienced guilt over the death of her father, but instead of sharing the painful truth with her, he instead did his best to make her happy. There's also lots of little things he does for Steven behind the scenes to try and keep him in a proverbial bubble of happiness. Marc's kindness and need to bring joy to those around him shines through in his actions, not in his words. There's plenty of evidence that despite being a violent person, Marc doesn't want to take any lives, not even from those who 'deserve' it. He's bogged down by immense guilt and has become a killer in spite of himself. That's exactly what makes it so easy for Khonshu to keep manipulating him, feeding the belief that he's destined to bring death to those around him. Steven is the one who ultimately has to try and convince him otherwise by the end of season one.
What's worth noting is that Marc is protective to the point of being self-destructive. Another result of what happened to his little brother, no doubt. Marc will go to hell and back to keep those he loves safe. Not only that, but he tries to go at it all alone, because dragging them along for the ride would just endanger them more. Instead of fighting for control of the body, Marc instead did his best to let Steven live a normal life; a life free of Khonshu's tasks and a life free of traumatic childhood memories. Marc sacrificed his own mental health so that Steven could be happy.
As the main alter and 'origin' of the others, so to speak, Marc is very much aware that he's a troubled individual. By the end of the series, however, he's come around to see his alter as a strength rather than a weakness. Marc's mind is 'fractured' and he's at peace with it, but unbeknownst to him, he hasn't grasped the full extent of it by the end of season one.
Which brings us to full potential, and what that looks like for him. It's inner peace. Being comfortable with himself and who he is, as well as the past he's left behind. It's accepting that his past mistakes and sins don't define him, and he can move forward doing good for others. He can protect people without having to resort to killing, and he can do it of his own free will without being used as a puppet by a greater force. When it comes to what he would sacrifice, ironically that would be he himself. He was content to disappear, after all, and let Steven keep living his virtuous, kind, happy life. He's always ready to remove himself from the picture for the sake of a peaceful existence, but never anyone else.
Marc reached something close to that blissful contentment once, finding peace in the Field of Reeds after his death, where he was free of pain, loneliness and hurt. However, he abandoned all that tranquility because he couldn't accept having to sacrifice Steven for it. Considering his alter 'the only real superpower he ever had', no full potential is reached without Steven there to be a part of it. Which may be why, in his opinion, he'll never reach that full potential in Folkmore so long as Steven's not there with him.
★ Player Information ★
Player Name: Meowzy
Pronouns: Any, but she/her is kind of the default just for convenience
Are you over 18?: Yes
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Meowzy, Meowzy#8807 on Discord
Who Invited You?: Ben's invite
Current Characters: N/A
Permissions: Here
Writing Samples:
Test Drive Meme top-level
Test Drive thread with Axel
Pronouns: Any, but she/her is kind of the default just for convenience
Are you over 18?: Yes
Contact(s):
Who Invited You?: Ben's invite
Current Characters: N/A
Permissions: Here
Writing Samples:
Test Drive Meme top-level
Test Drive thread with Axel